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Getting carried away is not that hard if you have won 67 of the 70 seats and more than half the votes polled in an election. But the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) knows that feeling — and its bitter aftertaste. A sparkling debut in the 2013 assembly elections emboldened the newbie party to throw its hat into the Lok Sabha ring only months after. The results weren't pretty: AAP won just four of the 440 seats it contested, and lost its security deposit in 414 seats. The euphoria over the Delhi win has barely receded but there are already indications, however tenuous, that AAP is seized of what it ought not to do. The bravado that characterized the party's demeanour after its 49-day rule in Delhi has thankfully given way to much-needed discretion.

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government is seeking to reduce the power tariff for industrial users by lowering the burden they need to take on to help the state supply cheap electricity to farmers. The plan is to give solar water pumps to farmers and reduce their dependence on conventional energy. On Tuesday , chief minister Devendra Fadnavis' cabinet is expected to approve a proposal to instal 7,500 solar water pumps for farmers in Vidarbha and Gadchiroli as a first step, said a state government official with knowledge of the plan.

KOLHAPUR: Union Communication Minister Pramod Mahajan will inaugurate Bharat Sanchar Nigam's cellular service CellOne in Maharashtra on Monday. In the first phase, the service would be launched in seven districts including Kolhapur, Pune, Nasik, Nagpur, Gadchiroli and Solapur, general manager of Kolhapur Telecom District C Koli told a press conference on Sunday.

GADCHIROLI: The Maharashtra government today said it cannot be claimed that Naxal activities in Gadchiroli district have ended until the movement comes to a complete halt. When asked by reporters whether activities of the ultras have come down in the Naxal-hotbed, state Home Minister R R Patil said, "The Naxal activities cannot be claimed to have decreased till the movement is fully stopped. " Patil was in the city to participate in the District Planning Council {DPC}

MUMBAI: Senior BJP leader Vinod Tawde and Maharashtra Industries Minister Subhash Desai of Shiv Sena were today appointed as Guardian Ministers of Mumbai. While Desai has been put in charge of the Mumbai city, Tawde will look after the suburbs. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis named Guardian Ministers for all the 36 districts in the State, where Sena-BJP alliance is in power. Some senior BJP and Sena Ministers have been made in- charge of two districts.

It's a story that has moved at blinding speed over the past 100 days. A man who once dreamt of becoming a technology partner of Nasdaq is now desperately trying to hold on to his business empire. Was it ignorance, avarice or a game fraught with risk? ET report on the unanswered questions and the various forces at play. On that day last October, thousands of cardamom and nutmeg farmers in Idukki, a hill district in Kerala, were sold a business idea by a man from Mumbai. They were asked to chip in with a lakh each to form an equal joint venture with National Spot Exchange (NSEL)

NAGPUR/GADCHIROLI: Within 24 hours of killing four policemen, Maoists triggered a second blast in Gadchiroli's Talewada jungle on Tuesday, leaving eight commandos injured. The spot is around 13km from Monday's blast site at Perimili. The commandos were part of the rescue team travelling in an anti-mine vehicle from Pranhita headquarters at Aheri to retrieve the body of one of the slain cops killed in Monday's blast. The fifth death in Monday's blast is yet to be confirmed.

MUMBAI: Naxals are facing the heat of persistent actions taken by security forces in their stronghold Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra, a senior police official said. "There is now a constant, persistent pressure on the Naxals, with repeated encounters and operations. Several Naxals have also been arrested in the recent past," Gadchiroli Additional Superintendent of Police Rahul Shrirame told PTI over phone. Many Naxals have also laid down arms in the last few months, he said.

MUMBAI: Maharashtra Government today declared mineral rich Chandrapur district in Vidarbha region as 'dry district', imposing ban on the sale, purchase, production and consumption of liquor. Chandrapur will be the third district in the state after neighbouring Wardha and Gadchiroli, also in east Maharashtra, where liquor prohibition is brought in. An official in the Chief Minister's Office said all the three districts are situated on the state's borders and there is a possibility of illicit liquor trade and need of the hour is for effective curbs on such activities.

MUMBAI: Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar today said upgrading the knowledge economy and skill development for increasing employment opportunities will be the focus of his first budget, to be presented in March. Talking to PTI, Mungantiwar said agriculture, irrigation, infrastructure, education (especially skill development) and knowledge economy will be the key areas where he will work for revenue generation which is necessary to fund social security schemes.